Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-11
M'elshe EaEres 2rtss,
CITY AND VICINITY.

JOnn W. Hayes gave the CnIdren OF ~. /
Joseph's orphan asylum their annual !
sleigh ride Friday.
There is considerable interest as to what |
action the Philharmonic society will take |
with reference to Il festival this spring.
The Sons of Veterans have postponed |
for a time the lecture to be delivered here |
for their benefit by John Boyle O'Rielly. |
The Rutland Hcrdld says: "The care
of the poor of Burlington cost the city but
$1,000 last year, while Rutland dispensed
over $4,000.
G. w. Beckwith received his commission
as postmaster Saturday evening and he
will probably qualify so as to take posses
sion of the Office by the middle of the
week.
1t is rumored that w. f. Morse will
receive an appointment to a responsible
position under Postmaster Beckwith and
that he will assume his duties in about a
week.
Frederick Gossein, the blind soldier of
St. Johnsbury, who received the $1,000
pension not long ago, has made the Right
Rev. Bishop DeGoesbrand the trustee of
his estate.
appointed f. ~ Peck, post quartermaster
of Stannard Post, to be assistant quarter
master general in place of +. +. Green
leaf resigned
Two freight cars loaded with sugar were
derailed near Colchester Wednesday
afternoon, and the Montreal express due
here at SOC did not arrive until about
O'Clock Thursday morning
The Board of Aldermen and city officials
were entertained by Mayor Woodbury. at
the Van Ness house Wednesday, There
were number of informal speeches and
the occasion was a pleasant one.
The street department have just finish
ed putting in basin near the corner of
First and Bright streets and have carried
line of tile down the bank into the rail.
road cut to prevent washouts
f. f.. Burgess has rendered his resigna
ton as first assistant of the Ethan Allen
Engine company on account of i'll health.
It will be acted upon at special meeting
OF the company Friday evening, at 5 p. m.
The new St Joseph's church will he
opened for services the first Sunday after
Easter and there will be two weeks
mission commencing on the same day. At
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new peal of bells will take place
Frank Christmas of Wiliston, who has
been lying in jail since last fall because
he could not pay the tine of 500 imposed
upon him for maliciously injuring a neigh
bor's harness and wagon, took the poor
debtors oath saturday ana was released
The jail commissioners. \. =. Stevens
of Winooski, l.. b. Howe OF Jericho and
y. T. Proctor OF South Burlington started
Tuesday for Chicago on the $50 train.
They 20 Tor the purpose OF inspecting
iails.
a crayon portrait of the baby that drew
the prize, II Burlington" coal stove. in
the baby SHOW at the State fair last fall is
on exhibition at the store OF q. ; Blodgett
y co. ii Is the Work OF the Wr.lman Sis
tors
On Monday evening DR.. j .mes L. lewis
met with the "Oncr a Week circle at the
Residence OF Mrs. c. II. Powers and gave
very pleasant and interesting talk on
Ancient and Modern Rome, illustrating 1t
with maps and photographs.
a meeting of the creditors of Double.
day& Clement Bros. of Winooski at the
probate office Monday, A !. Stevens was
will nearly pay the debts, but the circum-
stances We're such that the firm could not
go on
Bow and Arrow Point, one of the low
lest spots OR Lake Champlain, has been
purchased by the American Canoe asso-
citation and the annual meeting will be
held there this summer Lake Cham
plain is rapidly growing in favor as a sum
mer resort, and deservedly 50.
p. j. Griffin has given up all hopes of
going to Philadelphia on occount of his
recent accident He was marked as a
winner in the 1870 yards Easter handicap,
first prize, $500 He will start into train
ing as soon as possible for one of Phila-
delphia's big handcaps this spring.
The II. +. Nichols cases were heard
Thursday by a. V, Spalding as master in
chancery, Wilbur &'Wolcot, Roberts 4 Ro-
berts andW. l.. Burnap appearing for the
oratorsand A. NJ. Bingham and f. r. Hard
for the defendants. The case was adjourn
ed uHtll March lG.
1t il understood that I. W. HAYES will
challenge Edward Flannery for another
race between his b. III. Fanny II. and the
latter's b. &. Young Columbus, for 500 a
side. Many horsemen still think that
Fanny can win and another race can prob
ably be easily arranged.
At the meeting of base bail men held in
st. Adams Friday night for the purpose of
forming a State league Rutland was rep
resented by Messrs. Dorr, Bardy and Wade
bancour; Burlington by Messrs. Enrght
and Robinson; and st. Adams by Messrs.
Stranahan and Hunt. Considerable pro-
gress was made toward the end in view,
and another meeting to perfect an organ
ization will be held rs soon rs Burlington
is ready.
The executive committee of the Yer
mont llorsebreeders' association met at
Rutland. Thursday and without transact
ing any business adjourned to meet at the
Van Ness HOnse IN this citY Tnesdnv